Jul 27, 2010
Iceland begins EU accession talks
Iceland is beginning formal accession talks with the European Union on Tuesday, following the approval of the bloc's foreign ministers in Brussels.
The EU ministers agreed a "negotiating framework" on Monday, despite differences over such issues as whale hunting and the Icelandic banking collapse that hit British and Dutch investors in 2008. Iceland is already a member of the Schengen border-free travel zone and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and hopes to join the bloc in about two years' time.
Three months later, supplies arrive in Haiti
Volunteers load a shipping container with supplies bound for Haiti at the Pease Tradeport this April. The container finally arrived in mid-July in Milot, Haiti, where it will benefit the Eben Ezer School and local community.
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- Leaks create fresh doubt about Afghan war, secrets (AP)
AP - The monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents threatened Monday to create deeper doubts about the war at home, cause new friction with Pakistan over allegations about its spy agency and raise questions around the world about Washington's own ability to protect military secrets.
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Jul 26, 2010
2,000-year-old Ptolemaic statue found in Egypt
An Egyptian-Dominican team made the discovery at the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of the coastal city of Alexandria, said a statement from the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Alexandria was the seat of the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt for 300 years, until the suicide of Queen Cleopatra.
British Museum under pressure to give up leading treasures of Egypt
The demand, issued in Cairo at the end of a two-day conference, is addressed to every country that holds ancient relics.
Western museum hold most of the items listed by countries ranging from China to Mexico. The British museum is the principal target because of the prominence of the artefacts it owns.
Cleopatra papyrus goes on display
Two fragments of papyrus featuring the handwriting of Cleopatra Photo: REUTERS
The document with the Greek inscription, "make it happen," refers to a tax break for a friend of her husband Mark Antony. It is one of 150 artifacts in an exhibition featuring the latest discoveries in an intensifying search for her long-lost tomb.
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